Military expenditure as % of GDP - Switzerland
Value & RankThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Switzerland is 0.78 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 134.
Switzerland compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Switzerland is similar to that of Latvia, Indonesia, Mozambique, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Austria, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Somalia, Liberia with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.93, 0.90, 0.89, 0.85, 0.82, 0.78, 0.78, 0.76, 0.75, 0.75 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139.Last 10 years averageSwitzerland had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.82 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Switzerland during the Great RecessionSwitzerland's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 3.11% during the Great RecessionSwitzerland since the end of the Great RecessionSwitzerland's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 2.45% since the end of the Great Recession
Switzerland compared to other CountriesThe Military expenditure as % of GDP of Switzerland is similar to that of Latvia, Indonesia, Mozambique, Jamaica, Ethiopia, Austria, Lithuania, Nicaragua, Somalia, Liberia with a respective Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.93, 0.90, 0.89, 0.85, 0.82, 0.78, 0.78, 0.76, 0.75, 0.75 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139.Last 10 years averageSwitzerland had an average Military expenditure as % of GDP of 0.82 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Switzerland during the Great RecessionSwitzerland's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 3.11% during the Great RecessionSwitzerland since the end of the Great RecessionSwitzerland's Military expenditure as % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 2.45% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 1.63 |
1992 | 1.61 |
1993 | 1.44 |
1994 | 1.41 |
1995 | 1.43 |
1996 | 1.36 |
1997 | 1.28 |
1998 | 1.25 |
1999 | 1.15 |
2000 | 1.09 |
2001 | 1.05 |
2002 | 1.01 |
2003 | 0.98 |
2004 | 0.94 |
2005 | 0.91 |
2006 | 0.82 |
2007 | 0.78 |
2008 | 0.78 |
2009 | 0.80 |
2010 | 0.75 |
2011 | 0.75 |
2012 | 0.73 |
2013 | 0.78 |
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Latvia | 129 | 0.93 |
Indonesia | 130 | 0.90 |
Mozambique | 131 | 0.89 |
Jamaica | 132 | 0.85 |
Ethiopia | 133 | 0.82 |
Switzerland | 134 | 0.78 |
Austria | 135 | 0.78 |
Lithuania | 136 | 0.78 |
Nicaragua | 137 | 0.76 |
Somalia | 138 | 0.75 |
Liberia | 139 | 0.75 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators